Antonelli completed a hat-trick of wins to open his 2026 campaign, converting pole at Suzuka ahead of Piastri and Leclerc. A Safety Car mixed up the order β Piastri, Russell and Leclerc lost positions by pitting just before it deployed. Hamilton ran an inverted Hard-Medium strategy to climb from P6 to P6 at the finish.
Strategy and race factors that shaped the result for drivers who finished behind Antonelli.
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| POS | Driver | Strategy | Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonelli Mercedes-AMG Petronas P -1.7%T 0.93O 1.08 | MβHL31 | 1:28:03.403 | +0.000 | βΆ Simulate |
| 2 | Piastri McLaren Mastercard P -1.3%T 0.94O 1.05 | MβHL18 | 1:28:17.125 | +13.722 | βΆ Simulate |
| 3 | Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari HP P -1.6%T 0.92O 1.08 | MβHL17 | 1:28:18.673 | +15.270 | βΆ Simulate |
| 4 | Russell Mercedes-AMG Petronas P -2.0%T 0.90O 1.05 | MβHL21 | 1:28:19.157 | +15.754 | βΆ Simulate |
| 5 | Norris McLaren Mastercard P -1.4%T 0.95O 1.10 | MβHL16 | 1:28:26.882 | +23.479 | βΆ Simulate |
| 6 | Hamilton Scuderia Ferrari HP P -1.5%T 0.86O 1.15 | HβML33 | 1:28:28.440 | +25.037 | βΆ Simulate |
| 7 | Gasly BWT Alpine P 0.8%T 0.98O 1.00 | MβHL19 | 1:28:35.743 | +32.340 | βΆ Simulate |
| 8 | Verstappen Oracle Red Bull Racing P -2.2%T 0.92O 1.25 | SβHL14 | 1:28:36.080 | +32.677 | βΆ Simulate |
| 9 | Lawson Visa Cash App Racing Bulls P 0.8%T 1.00O 1.05 | MβHL33 | 1:28:53.583 | +50.180 | βΆ Simulate |
| 10 | Ocon Haas F1 Team P 1.0%T 1.02O 0.98 | MβHL19 | 1:28:54.619 | +51.216 | βΆ Simulate |